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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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